Last month our Association conducted a legislative conference on Capitol Hill. Conferences are one of the exciting parts of my job at the American Association for Homecare. We had 350 providers and manufacturers come to lobby Congress. I received a fun picture today from a provider I work with in Pennsylvania. This is from our Capitol Hill reception at the Capitol Hill Club (yes, I know its a Republican hot spot and not my norm) during the Conference last month.I met Senators Pat Roberts and Ken Salazar and saw Congressman Jason Altmire again. I also lobbied the offices of Massachusetts Senators John Kerry and Ted Kennedy and Representative Tsongas, as well as Vermont Senators Leahy and Sanders. I also had the opportunity to work with Ms. Wheelchair America, Kristen McCosh.
Our efforts produced a House letter with 120 signatories and a Senate letter with 17 signatories asking for further evaluation of the competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment. We're still fighting for a suspension of Round One and delay of Round Two of competitive bidding.
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